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Video: Out Da Box TV Presents: Roy Ayers Talks Hip Hop Sampling & Music Longevity (Bonus Video: Roy Ayers & Pete Rock – Searching ( Live @ Band on the Wall Manchester July 2011)

Posted on August 3, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

Out Da Box TV is proud to bring you a very special episode with Music Legend “ROY AYERS”. We got a chance to meet with Mr. Ayers during his recent visit to NY, where he was gracious enough to speak … Continue reading →

Posted in Music/ Audio/ Video | Tagged A Tribe Called Quest, brand nubian, common, Ed O.G., England, erykah badu, Everybody Loves The Sunshine, hip hop, jazz, Jill Scott, Manchester, mary j blige, mos def, Music, Out Da Box TV, pete rock, public enemy, roy ayers, Sampling, Searching, Smif N Wessun, soul, Ubiquity | Leave a comment

Video Music Box #23 (90’s Hip Hop Edition)Featuring: A Tribe Called Quest, Public Enemy, Mc Serch, Brand Nubian, Nas, The Roots, The Fugees, Capone N Noreaga & Tragedy, Mos Def & DJ Honda, & MF Doom

Posted on July 20, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

The 24th installment of my ode to the old Ralph McDaniels show which is music related videos I find entertaining.With no said date.Meaning it could of came out today or 20 years ago.This time around…. 90’s Hip Hop From 1990-1999 … Continue reading →

Posted in Music/ Audio/ Video | Tagged 90's hip hop, A Tribe Called Quest, brand nubian, Chubb Rock, DJ Honda, hip hop, mc serch, mf doom, mos def, music videos, NAS, Official Music Video, People's Instinctive Travels and the Paths of Rhythm, public enemy, The Fugees, the roots, underground hip hop, video music box | Leave a comment

Video Flashback: The Roots @ Central Park NYC (Marc Ecko’s Save The Rhino’s Event, Summer 2005) (Featuring Mos Def, Talib Kweli, Dice Raw, M-1., & More) (Entire Performance)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

The Roots is an American hip hop/neo soul band formed in 1987 by Tariq “Black Thought” Trotter and Ahmir “?uestlove” Thompson in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. They are famed for beginning with a jazzy, eclectic approach to hip hop which still includes … Continue reading →

Posted in Music/ Audio/ Video | Tagged ?uestlove, Ahmir Thompson, black thought, blackstarr, boot camp click, central park, Cody Chestnutt, concert, dead prez, dela soul, dice raw, dj premier, hip hop, jazz, Leonard "Hub" Hubbard, live show, m-1, Malik B, marc ecko, mos def, Music, neo soul, nyc, okayplayer, Philadelphia, philly, questlove, sadat x, Save The Rhino’s, soul, talib kweli, Tariq Trotter, the roots, The Square Roots, youtube | Leave a comment

Video Of The Day: (6/24) Talib Kweli On The Colbert Report (June 2011)

Posted on June 24, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

Killing 2 birds with one stone,one of my favorite mc’s on one of my favorite shows.Great interview and 2 great performances. Talib Kweli – “Get By” Live on Colbert Talib Kweli performs “Get By” in this web-only exclusive. Via: 2dopeboyz.com

Posted in Film/ Television, Music/ Audio/ Video | Tagged 2dopeboyz.com, blackstarr, brooklyn, cinco de mayo, cold rain, get by, hip hop, Interview, June 2011, mos def, Music, nyc, politics, talib kweli, the colbert report | Leave a comment

Rest In Power (RIP) Gil Scott-Heron (April 1, 1949 – May 27, 2011) (Gil Scott-Heron, Spoken-Word Musician & Bluesologist Dies at 62) (Bonus Compilation/Mix: T.Shabazz Presents…Gil Scott Heron – A Heartbreaking Work Of Staggering Genius (Best Of Gil Scott Heron) (Bonus Audio & Videos Are Included Also) (Rest In Peace)

Posted on May 28, 2011 by 13th Floor Growing Old

I am very saddened and still in disbelief at this news. Gil Scott Heron was one of my favorite musicians and performers ever.If not my favorite.He will be missed beyond belief. And my meager words can’t even begin to describe … Continue reading →